25 Best Africa News Podcasts

1. Focus on Africa

Three essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the big topics and news from Africa, the people behind them, plus an African perspective on global stories. Hosted by Audrey Brown. Five days a week, ready by late afternoon, Monday to Friday.
bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 6MTwitter Followers 2.3MInstagram Followers 5.4M Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 31 min Play Get Email Contact

2. BizNews Radio

Welcome to BizNews Radio where we interview top thought leaders and business people from South Africa and across the globe.
biznews.com
Facebook Followers 24.7KTwitter Followers 16.6K Frequency 6 episodes / week Avg Length 28 min Play Get Email Contact

3. Africa News Tonight - Voice of America

Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine featuring VOA correspondent reports, and interviews with African officials, opposition leaders, NGOs, and human rights activists. News feature stories look at science and technology, environmental issues, humanitarian topics, and the African diaspora.
voaafrica.com
Facebook Followers 23KTwitter Followers 379.3KInstagram Followers 17.6K Frequency 4 episodes / week Avg Length 22 min Play Get Email Contact

4. Nightline Africa - Voice of America

Nightline Africa is a 60-minute news magazine program highlighting the latest issues and developments on the continent. Correspondents from Washington and across Africa offer in-depth interviews, analysis, and features on African arts and culture, sports, and music
voaafrica.com
Facebook Followers 21.8KTwitter Followers 379.3KInstagram Followers 17.6K Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 45 min Play Get Email Contact

5. Polity.org.za | Podcasts

Polity.org.za posts daily news reports covering the major issues of the day on our website, as well as weekly video interviews with some of South Africa's most respected thinkers in the political and economic environment.
polity.org.za
Facebook Followers 2.4KTwitter Followers 8.6KInstagram Followers 2.7K Frequency 1 episode / day Play Get Email Contact

6. Africa Science Focus

Africa Science Focus offers weekly insight into the impact that science is having on health, technology and agriculture in Africa. Produced by SciDev.Net, the world's leading source of news, views and analysis about science and technology for global development.
buzzsprout.com
Facebook Followers 70.2KTwitter Followers 27.2KInstagram Followers 692 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 31 min Play Get Email Contact

7. The John Perlman Show

The day's news stories are delivered by one of South Africa's most respected news presenters from 3 pm to 6 pm on weekdays.
omny.fm
Facebook Followers 305.3K Frequency 4 episodes / day Avg Length 8 min Play Get Email Contact

8. Angler News South Africa Podcast

ANSA is South Africa's fishing podcast series that focuses on the latest fishing reports, whether they hot or not! We deliver true and accurate content from the country's most prominent anglers on a weekly basis on various facets of angling.
ansapodcast.buzzsprout.com
Facebook Followers 4.8K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 29 min Play Get Email Contact

9. The Taxpayer Podcast

Editors of The Taxpayer Peter Dachs and Trevor Emslie have recently teamed up to produce podcasts on the subject of South African tax law, both for their own and the listeners' enjoyment and edification. They aim to release relaxed and easy-to-follow podcasts regularly. Peter and Trevor hope that their discussions will be lighthearted and informative, and communicate an infectious enthusiasm for the subject.
podcasters.spotify.com
Facebook Followers 134Twitter Followers 3.5K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 33 min Play Get Email Contact

10. The COSAFA Show

With football news, views and analysis from around Southern Africa, The COSAFA Show offers a unique window into what is happening on and off the pitch in the region.
rss.com
Facebook Followers 101.8KTwitter Followers 25.1KInstagram Followers 18.7K Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 25 min Play Get Email Contact

11. Africa Today

A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner.
kpfa.org
Facebook Followers 19.1KInstagram Followers 4.3K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 57 min Play Get Email Contact

12. The Weekly Wrap

This Pod is all about entertainment, catchy news and everything trendy in the Pearl of Africa.We also talk about environmental conservation and are passionate about the rights of women and girls.
podcasters.spotify.com
Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 11 min Play Get Email Contact

13. Ufahamu Africa

Ufahamu Africa is a podcast about life and politics on the African continent, co-hosted by Kim Yi Dionne, and Rachel Beatty Riedl. Each Saturday, a new episode highlights what is happening in the news, followed by an interview with a diverse thinker or innovator who is deeply ingrained in the life, culture, and politics of the continent.
ufahamuafrica.com
Facebook Followers 56Twitter Followers 2.6KInstagram Followers 410 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 44 min Play Get Email Contact

14. Railways Africa

Railways Africa Magazine discusses the activities of African railway operators and the supporting railway industry. Railways Africa has been providing railway news and rail-related business intelligence - focused specifically on the African continent since the early '50s. Our platforms consist of - Railways Africa Coffee with the Editor, the immersive experience, and our weekly and monthly publication.
podcasts.bcast.fm
Facebook Followers 3.6KTwitter Followers 5.2KInstagram Followers 979 Frequency 3 episodes / month Avg Length 13 min Since Jul 2020 Play Get Email Contact

15. Podcasts from the Edge

Peter Bruce, veteran South African newspaper editor and commentator, interviews the country's social and political leaders and experts in a weekly effort to explain what is actually going on in this complicated country. Bruce's interviews are about making events easy to understand for people with little time to listen.
iono.fm/c/5913
Frequency 2 episodes / quarter Avg Length 30 min Play Get Email Contact

16. Good Things with Brent Lindeque

A weekly good news show dedicated to telling good news stories from South Africa to the world. We always believe there is a bit of good and we're here to tell you all about it.
podcasts.apple.com
Facebook Followers 154.2KTwitter Followers 58.9KInstagram Followers 21.7K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 19 min Play Get Email Contact

17. The Weekly Beat by Mansa

Welcome to The Weekly Beat by Mansa with your hosts Arnold Segawa, Maggie Mutesi, and Dumi Jere. Every Monday morning, we will be bringing you all the info on Africa's big finance and economic stories.
mansamedia.africa
Instagram Followers 839 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 18 min Play Get Email Contact

18. Africa Business News

Daily news insights and analysis of the Africa Business Landscape, covering from emerging startups to macroeconomics from across the 55 Africa Union member states com.
spreaker.com
Frequency 17 episodes / week Avg Length 2 min Play Get Email Contact

19. Africa Straight Talk

Emmanuel Nado and Edwin Okong'o, two award-winning African journalists and radio personalities, offer their unique, bold and unapologetic perspectives on African life, news, and culture. They go beyond the simplistic and lazy explanations of colonialism, slavery, and 'brain drain' to argue that unless we Africans become brave enough to point fingers at ourselves, we'll always be at mercy of foreigners. This podcast discusses some of the ways we can start talking straight about the flaws that make us an attractive target for those looking for a continent to loot.
africastraighttalk.com
Facebook Followers 574Twitter Followers 43 Frequency 2 episodes / quarter Avg Length 46 min Play Get Email Contact

20. The Crane: An Africa-China Podcast

A bi-monthly podcast giving you a fresh look at the news, events, and debates around China-Africa relations from the perspective of two young(ish) Africans.
thecrane.podbean.com
Twitter Followers 21KInstagram Followers 7.7K Frequency 5 episodes / year Avg Length 35 min Play Get Email Contact

21. Tide News Network Podcast

This is about analyzing and presenting news about events and activities on the African continent. Expect to hear real news from a cross-section of the people including those underrepresented within their various societies.
podcasters.spotify.com
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22. Techbytes: Let's go round the world of Tech

Welcome to Techbytes with Technext. Here we bring to you a brief round-up of everything exciting about the tech space across Africa. From startup announcements to new inventions and the latest gbas gbos on the social space. We'll be sharing industry important highlights and exploring the news within the news. We'll also be bringing experts to share opinions about major news for the week.
rss.com
Frequency 12 episodes / year Avg Length 40 min Play Get Email Contact

23. Africa Online News

Afrocentric News and Information Service.
podcasters.spotify.com
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24. Wake UP AFRICA (with Dr. Mumbi Seraki)

Our Bondage has come from being cloned into a foreign narrative that was designed to degrade us, disenfranchise us, and Lower us from our majestic Royal Priesthood to a barbaric collective of tribes. They bait and switched our narrative to be their narrative and whitewashed our Kings & Queens, Priests & Prophets all in an attempt to colonize and control our narrative. On this podcast, we shed light on the methods used to steal our narrative and the key steps we need to take as a people to get it back.
buzzsprout.com
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25. South African Crime News Podcast

A South African focused crime news podcast that will keep you informed on the latest crime trends in the country. Daily crime news are sourced from a variety of credible sources including the South African Police Service.
podcasts.apple.com
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